April Pulley Sayre Children's Book Author » Miscellaneous

An un-hoppy bunny?

admin — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:23:56 +0000

With the launch of If You’re Hoppy, I’ve been keeping my eye on bunny news. Check this out…the world’s largest rabbit was 26.4 pounds. It lived 3-5 million years ago and did NOT hop!

For Parents and Teachers

admin — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:09:02 +0000

Recently I became familiar with author Mem Fox’s website and found some wonderful articles there—articles about reading aloud and about teaching kids to read. Here’s one of them:

http://www.memfox.com/like-mud-not-fireworks.html

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admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:36:36 +0000

Books for Autistic Students

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:28:50 +0000

ALA librarians called on collective wisdom to assemble a list of books great for use with autistic students, in this case, 7th graders. The list included Ant, Ant, Ant: An Insect Chant (illus by Park) ; Trout, Trout, Trout: a Fish Chant (illus by Park) , and Bird, Bird, Bird: a Chirping Chant (illus by Locke). The list is here: http://connect.ala.org/node/93738

School Visit Funding and School Library Funding

admin — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:28:06 +0000

Here is a site for K-12 grants that may help with literary activities.

http://www.k12grants.org/Grants/grant-index.htm

Harrison Elementary School Is a Highlight!

admin — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:28:46 +0000

One of the highlights of my life as an author was my visit to Harrison School in South Bend, Indiana in March, 2008. Wow! It was a celebration.

The creative educators of this school had taken every opportunity to prepare the students with art activities, writing activities, geography exploration, critical thinking work, and math.

This is a public school in which many students do not have the economic advantages of other student bodies. But they sure have excellent staff and teachers who form a school that challenges and lifts all the students to excellence. It was clear in the way the students interacted with me. They were creative thinkers and were ready to brainstorm and embrace new concepts. They had critically read my books and were ready with insightful questions.

Each classroom did activities. I took lots of photos; many are sprinkled throughout this site.

I enjoyed a terrific luncheon with students who had won a “lunch with the author” essay contest. Each received a signed book, special placemat and a place of honor at the table. I so enjoyed visiting with all of them. It was a truly special time for me. I have their essays, bound in a book.

My thanks to Judy Wilson and the crew at Harrison School!

South Adams Elementary, near Decatur, IN

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:02:39 +0000

I had such fun at this school near Berne. Just look at a few images of what they did with ONE IS A SNAIL, THE BUMBLEBEE QUEEN, and PUT ON SOME ANTLERS AND WALK LIKE A MOOSE.

WOW!

Full Book List by Category

admin — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:50:59 +0000

ISBN List

Picture Books by April Pulley Sayre

Title	Illustrator	Published by	Date	ISBN
Vulture View	Steve Jenkins	Henry Holt	October 2007	978-0-8050-7557-1
Bird, Bird, Bird: A Chirping Chant	Gary Locke	NorthWord	October 2007	978-1-55971-978-0
Hush Little Puppy	Susan Winters	Henry Holt	2007	0-8050-7102
The Bumblebee Queen	Patricia J. Wynne	Charlesbridge Publishing	2005	1-57091-362-5
Trout, Trout, Trout: A Fish Chant	Trip Park	NorthWord Books	2004	1-55971-889-7 hb; 978-1-55971-979-7 paper
Ant, Ant, Ant: An Insect Chant	Trip Park	NorthWord Books	2005	1-55971-922-2
Stars Beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust	Ann Jonas	Greenwillow Books	2005	0-06-057188-8
It’s My City!	Denis Roche	Greenwillow Books	2001	0-688-16916-3
Crocodile Listens	JoEllen Stammen	Greenwillow Books	2001	0-688-16504-4
Dig, Wait, Listen: A Desert Toad’s Tale	Barbara Bash	Greenwillow Books	2001	0-688-16614-8
One Is a Snail, Ten is a Crab	Randy Cecil	Candlewick Press	2003	0-7636-1406-8
Shadows	Harvey Stevenson	Henry Holt	2002	0-8050-6059-6
Army Ant Parade	Rick Chrustowski	Henry Holt	2002	0-8050-6353-6
Home At Last: A Song of Migration	Alix Berenzy	Henry Holt & Co.	1997	0-8050-5154-6
Noodle Man: the Pasta Superhero	Stephen Costanza	Orchard, an imprint of Scholastic	2002	0-439-29307-3
The Hungry Hummingbird	Gay Holland	Millbrook Press, now Lerner Books	2001	0-7613-1951-4
Splish! Splash! Animal Baths		Millbrook Press, now Lerner Books	2000	0-7613-1821-6
Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!	Lee Christiansen	Orchard, an imprint of Scholastic	1997	0-531-30285-7 Out of Print; Being reissued soon with new illustrations
If You Should Hear a Honey Guide	S.D. Schindler	Houghton Mifflin	1995	Paperback 0-618-07031-1 lso available in a French edition: L’oiseau a Miel, Archimede publishing

Other Books For Readers K-4

Title Description Published by Date ISBN

Tropical Rain Forest A paperback photo-illustrated book for ages 7-8 Scholastic Reference 0-439-35523-0

Our Amazing Continents series

G’Day, Australia!

Good Morning, Africa!

Greetings, Asia!

Hello, Europe!

Hooray for Antarctica!

South America, Surprise!

Welcome to North America!

A photo-illustrated intro to climate & landscape for grades 1-4 Millbrook Press 0-7613-2122-5
0-7613-2121-7
0-7613-2124-1
0-7613-2151-9
0-7613-2152-7
0-7613-2123-3
0-7613-2150-0

Longer Books Grades 4 & Up

Title	Description	Published by	Date	ISBN
Secrets of Sound	middle grade photo-illustrated book	Houghton Mifflin	Fall 2002	0-618-01514-0
El Nino and La Nina: Weather in the Headlines	middle school/high school science book	Twenty First Century Books		0-7613-1405-9School visit orders: 1-800-462-4703
Endangered Birds: A Scientific American Sourcebook	middle grade nonfiction book	Twenty-First Century Books	1997	0-8050-4549-XSchool visit orders: 1-800-462-4703
Put on Some Antlers and Walk Like a Moose (How Scientists, Find, Follow, and Study Animals)	middle grade nonfiction book	Twenty-First Century Books	1997	0-8050-5182-1 out of print
The 12-book Exploring Earth’s Biomes series Desert Temperate Deciduous Forest Tropical Rain Forest Coral Reef River and Stream Wetland Ocean Seashore Tundra Taiga Lake and Pond Grassland	for grades 5-8	Twenty-First Century Books		Call: 1-800-462-4703 0-8050-2825-0 0-8050-2828-5 0-8050-2826-9 0-8050-4087-0 0-8050-4088-9 0-8050-4086-2 0-8050-4086-2 0-8050-4085-4 0-8050-2829-3 0-8050-2830-7 0-8050-4089-7 0-8050-2827-7
The Seven Continents series Africa Antarctica Asia Australia Europe North America South America	for grades 5-8	Twenty-First Century Books		0-7613-1367-2 0-7613-3227-8 0-7613-1368-0 0-7613-3007-0 0-7613-3008-9 0-7613-3226-X 0-7613-1366-4
Hummingbirds: The Sun Catchers	adult nonfiction book coauthored with her husband Jeff	NorthWord Press	1996	1-55971-571-5Call: 1-800-328-3895

Libraries and Media Specialists: the Hearts of Schools

admin — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:34 +0000

One of the things I love about school visits is meeting the extraordinary media specialists who help bring books into children’s lives. A school library, well supported, can be the heart of a school. In schools with great media specialists, where libraries are appreciated, the library is not only a resource for knowledge, it’s an engine that feeds joy, natural curiosity, and a love of learning. The supportive, welcoming atmosphere created by a great library/media specialist spills out of the library, enriching the whole school. The same is true of public library media specialists, whose influence soaks into the surrounding community.
Here is a gallery of some of the creative things media specialists do to celebrate author visits and spice up book talks.

Debbie Maddox, Pelham Road Elementary, SC
spent a lot of time sharing my books before my visit.

Pam Rone, of Niagara Elementary in KY, sponsored a pasta art contest and an Italian banquet to celebrate with the winners. Wow!

Principals get into the act, too, at Boone Grove Elementary in Indiana!

Michele Kolodij of Trumansburg Elementary School, NY has an awesome discovery center, connected to the library, where kids study science in a hands-on way. They studied turtles before my visit. Fantastic!

Knox County, OH school visit activities. Wow!

admin — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:50:28 +0000

Wow, Knox County, OH schools had fun with my books!. What extraordinary teachers and students. The countryside near there is beautiful, too.